Baseball fans got a glimpse of Tarik Skubal wearing Dodger blue.
It happened when the two-time Cy Young Award winner was in his new team’s dugout on Sunday, Aug. 2. Now the baseball world can see Skubal wearing Dodger blue where he’s at his best: On the pitcher's mound.
Skubal, 29, is scheduled to make his first start for the Dodgers since Los Angeles acquired him in a trade with the Detroit Tigers. He's set do it Tuesday, Aug. 4 at Wrigley Field in the second game of a three-game series against the Chicago Cubs.
He'll head to the mound with a 7-5 record and 2.79 ERA, and he's been better than that over the past five weeks. In his past six outings, Skubal has given up only eight earned runs in 37 innings for an ERA of 1.95. But his last outing with Detroit
captured his life as a Tiger.
On July 29, Skubal gave up three earned runs in 6 2/3 innings. The Tigers led the Baltimore Orioles 7-1, only for the Orioles to rally for a 10-9 victory in 12 innings.
He looked dispirited after the game.
He looked ecstatic when he greeted Dodgers manager Dave Roberts in the team’s dugout Sunday night.
His scheduled start against the Cubs will be the chance for Dodgers fans to see Skubal on the mound in Dodger blue. And a chance for the baseball world outside of Los Angeles to grind their teeth in resentment.
Tarik Skubal Dodgers debut
- Date: Tuesday, Aug. 4
- What: Los Angeles Dodgers at Chicago Cubs, Tarik Skubal's first start
- Where: Wrigley Field
- Time: 8:05 p.m. ET
- TV: TBS, SportsNet LA (Los Angeles), Marquee Sports Network (Chicago)
This article originally appeared on USA TODAY: Tarik Skubal set to make first start for Los Angeles Dodgers on Aug. 4
